460 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 199 311 service requests, 66 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 61 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.9. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (41) · Noise (7) · Illegal Parking (6) · Water System (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Graffiti (3).
$97,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC |
| Head officer | MORRIS KAY |
| Managing agent | RENAISSANCE REALTY GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,203,000 | $1,441,350 |
| 2026 | $3,306,000 | $1,487,700 |
| 2027 | $3,242,000 | $1,458,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Rincon Ecuatoriano LLC | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | DeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Suydam St & Knickerbocker Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
299 Knickerbocker Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
79 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by RENAISSANCE REALTY GROUP LLC — 36 buildings, 922 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B20 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134 East 122 Street | MN | 92 | A |
| 60 West 129 Street | MN | 55 | A |
| 607 Lenox Avenue | MN | 53 | B |
| 92 Morningside Avenue | MN | 48 | A |
| 1354 Bedford Avenue | BK | 40 | B |
| 553 West 174 Street | MN | 38 | A |
| 285 Schenectady Avenue | BK | 38 | B |
| 285 Eastern Parkway | BK | 33 | B |
| 487 Lincoln Place | BK | 31 | B |
| 493 Lincoln Place | BK | 31 | B |
| 495 Lincoln Place | BK | 31 | A |
| 1561 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 31 | B |
| 505 Lincoln Place | BK | 30 | B |
| 519 Lincoln Place | BK | 25 | B |
| 2188 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 25 | A |
| 511 Lincoln Place | BK | 24 | B |
| 117 West 142 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 221 East 10 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 527 Lincoln Place | BK | 24 | B |
| 1806 Caton Avenue | BK | 24 | B |
| 1646 Union Street | BK | 23 | C |
| 332 East 9 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 726 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 58 St Marks Place | MN | 19 | B |
| 299 Knickerbocker Avenue | BK | 18 | A |
| 1155 Dean Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 45 Argyle Road | BK | 16 | A |
| 1151 Dean Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 230 Willis Avenue | BX | 16 | A |
| 724 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 14 | B |
| 323 Knickerbocker Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 235 Utica Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 146 Wyckoff Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 1024 Broadway | BK | 3 | B |
| 1022 Broadway | BK | 3 | C |
| 1026 Broadway | BK | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,100,000 on 2022-08-03 (lender: Kearny Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-03 | Agreement $6,800,000 — from 276 SUYDAM LLC; 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLCO to KEARNY BANK | $6,800,000 | |
| 2022-08-03 | Mortgage $3,100,000 — from 276 SUYDAM LLC; 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLCO to KEARNY BANK | $3,100,000 | |
| 2022-08-03 | AL&R $8,600,000 — from 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLCO to KEARNY BANK | $8,600,000 | |
| 2015-07-09 | AL&R $5,500,000 — from 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,500,000 | |
| 2015-07-09 | M&CON $5,500,000 — from 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,500,000 | |
| 2013-06-26 | Agreement $7,100,000 — from 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC; 323 KNICKERBOCKER ASSOC., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,100,000 | |
| 2013-06-12 | Agreement $7,100,000 — from 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC; 323 KNICKERBOCKER ASSOC., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,100,000 | |
| 2013-06-12 | Agreement $5,200,000 — from 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,200,000 | |
| 2013-06-12 | Mortgage $622,806 — from 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $622,806 | |
| 2011-04-11 | Agreement $4,791,950 — from 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NORTH FORK BANK; CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $4,791,950 | |
| 2009-05-15 | Agreement $3,600,000 — from 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,600,000 | |
| 2009-05-15 | Agreement $1,250,000 — from 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,250,000 | |
| 2006-10-05 | AL&R $4,850,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC | $4,850,000 | |
| 2006-10-05 | AL&R $4,850,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC | $4,850,000 | |
| 2006-10-05 | AL&R $4,850,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 293-299 KNICKERBOCKER LLC | $4,850,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
Every one of the 460 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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